Evidence Based Fitness Class Instructor
Part-timeHibbing, MNPart-time$18–22/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The Evidence Based Fitness Class Instructor facilitates health and wellness programs using established curricula and leads group sessions that combine education, physical activity, discussion, and participant engagement. The instructor supports participants with goal setting, progress tracking, exercise modifications, and individualized encouragement. The role also includes monitoring attendance and progress, completing program reporting and assessments, and communicating with YMCA staff, community partners, and participants.
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Job Duties
Facilitate evidence-based health and wellness programs following established curriculum, guidelines, and program standards.
Lead group sessions including health education, physical activity components, discussions, and participant engagement activities.
Create a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment where participants feel comfortable sharing goals, challenges, and progress.
Educate participants on healthy lifestyle behaviors including physical activity, nutrition, wellness strategies, and disease prevention/management.
Encourage participant accountability through goal setting, progress tracking, and ongoing support.
Demonstrate and safely lead appropriate exercises and modifications based on participant abilities and needs.
Monitor participant engagement, attendance, and progress while maintaining accurate program.
Complete required reporting, assessments, and data collection according to program requirements.
Provide individualized encouragement and resources to help participants achieve their wellness goals.
Communicate effectively with YMCA staff, community partners, and participants regarding program updates and needs.
Maintain current certifications, training, and knowledge related to assigned evidence-based programs.
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education Required
CPR/AED and First Aid certifications required within 60 days of employment.
Minimum Experience Required
Experience leading group programs, health education, fitness, wellness, or community-based programming preferred.
Must have the physical, visual, and auditory ability to perform the essential functions of the job.
Commitment of supporting principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action to achieve a diverse work environment.
Previous experience working with HIPPA regulations.
Previous NDPP teaching experience.
One year of supervisor and/or management experience.
One year of experience with data entry or word processor.
Any form of continuing education related to data entry.
Shift
Other
Number of Openings
2
Compensation
$18.00 - $22.00
Postal Code
55746
Job Type
Part Time
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
99921
Job Benefits
Retirement accounts (You can contribute at any time, but the Y will contribute 12% after two years of service with 1,000 hours in each of the two years)
Paid time off (Accrue 1 hour of paid time off for every 30 hours worked)
Complimentary nationwide 2 adult family membership to the Y
Discounts on programs, summer camps, YMCA Camp Miller
Team member referral program
Employee engagement and appreciation activities
Employee assistance program
Growth and development opportunities
Leadership certification and related training offered and encouraged
How this job compares
Set against the 458 open Fitness Instructor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$18–22/hr
- US median$22–26/hr230 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $20/hr, is 20% below the US median midpoint ($25/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Fitness Instructor hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 14 open Fitness Instructor jobs in Minnesota and 458 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Life Time Fitness52 open
- Orangetheory Fitness48 open
- 24 Hour Fitness, INC.45 open
- Experience
- Fitness Instructor postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (131 postings).
- Education
- 25 of the 458 open Fitness Instructor jobs (5%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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